While the statement indicates in part that "The matter is now concluded," it remains to be seen whether Lewandowski will file a defamation of character suit against the journalist who accused him of assaulting her during a Trump rally last month in Jupiter, Florida.

Florida chief assistant state attorney Adrienne Ellis announced Thursday that the office would drop a Jupiter police department’s misdemeanor battery charge against Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, after he was accused of forcefully grabbing ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields at a speech last month.

“Law enforcement arrests are based upon probable cause,” Ellis wrote in a letter explaining the decision. “While the facts support the allegation that Mr. Lewandowski did grab Ms. Fields’ arm against her will, Mr. Lewandowski has a reasonable hypothesis of innocence.”

The attorney’s office concluded that Lewandowski did pull back Fields while she was attempting to talk to Trump after a March 8 news conference. But it also found that move was a reaction to Fields trying to touch Trump. Lewandowski, it said, was trying to protect Trump in a way similar to those used by Secret Service agents.

Fields tweeted Wednesday night after the news leaked that the prosecutors had asked her whether she’d accept a public apology from Lewandowski, but never responded after she said “yes.” USA Today reported Fields was still weighing filing a defamation suit against Lewandowski for saying she lied about the incident.

Trump has said he won’t fire Lewandowski because the candidate doesn’t “want to ruin [Lewandowski’s] life,” according to CNN.